Dear friends in Christ, Most of you know my father-in-law, Warren Peters. After spending the summer with us, he is now back home in Illinois. One of the things…
I. The Strangest of Holy Days Of all the festivals and holy days of the church year, this might sound the strangest: “The Circumcision of Our Lord.” This normally isn’t…
24: Now David was sitting between the two gates, and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate by the wall, and when he lifted up his eyes…
Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant whose name was Hagar. And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the Lord has prevented…
Dear Friends in Christ, As you know, on the Church’s calendar today is the beginning of the new Church Year. The new church year begins with a season of…
I. What We Know, and What We Don’t, about the Rich Man and Lazarus Let’s talk first about what we know about the rich man and Lazarus. In this…
Jesus then goes on to tell two parables, the parable of the Lost Sheep and the parable of the Lost Coin. Dear friends in Christ Jesus, I want…
I. The Pharisees’ Meal This morning we see Jesus eating bread with the Pharisees in one of their homes, but the menu has little to do with the meal. Jesus…
Dear Friends in Christ, I. Abraham & Sarah Our reading begins with Abraham: “By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he…
Dear Friends in Christ, Your life does not consist in the abundance of your possessions. That’s worth some serious thought. To illustrate this truth, this warning, Jesus tells the…